...to the informational website for theAbington School Building Committee (ASBC).We invite you to check this website often and use itto locate accurate and up-to-date information.

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The Abington School Building Committeeand the Abington School Committeeare proud to announce that theGRAND OPENINGwith Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Building Tourswill be held onSATURDAY, September 16, 2017 at 2pm.All residents, alumni and members of the general public are welcome!Parking will be limited, since site work will be continuing in the coming weeks;please carpool and arrive early.Questions?Call the Office of the School Superintendent at 781-982-2150

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VIDEO TOURS

Tape and released in January 2017!!Click on the following link:https://youtu.be/uhKMkImb9AEto "walk" through the building while it's under construction(Video is 14 minutes with music)

Ahead of Schedule? YES!Still on Budget? YES!More work to be done? YES!Opening in Fall 2017? YES!

Would you like to watch ourLive Video Camera Feedof the Construction Site?

Click on the camera icon below and when prompted fora Username and Password, use the following:

Username: abingtonPassword: abington

NOTE: For best results, we recommend using Google Chromeor Mozilla Firefox to view the video feed,as Internet Explorer does not work reliably with the video feed.

August/Sept 2016: Our general contractor Brait Buildersremains ahead of schedule, now that most of the windows,masonry and exterior trim are nearing completion.Our two synthetic turf playing fields are now open for use,and temporary paved parking lots have been installed onthe west side and east side of the existing high school building.

June/July 2016: Good weather helped us complete thesteel erection work a bit ahead of schedule, and exteriorbrick walls are now being laid on the high school (eastern)side of the building. The synthetic turf playing surface isbeing installed, after laser grading the entire area. Interiorwalls continue to be erected, and windows started beinginstalled in late July. Sewer, gas and electric connectionswere installed in the former AHS Gym parking lot area.

May 2016: The site remained busy with steel deckingand concrete floorings being installed throughout the building.Roofers continued their work, and over 60% of major sitedrainage structures were installed. Light towers & outdoorscoreboards were installed, but will not be connected toelectricity until next year. The facade of the buildingcontinues to take shape as the summer approaches!

April 2016: Hundreds of residents signed theceremonial white steel beam, which will be added to theschool's steel structure later this month. Most or all ofthe steel framing should be completed by the end of April.

March 2016: Steel erection has begun, working fromthe rear of the building (Gym area) and moving towardto the front of the school! The building's entire foundationshould be completed by mid-March. Base materials forthe synthetic turf fields and the field lighting poles arebeing installed, and about half of the site's undergrounddrainage system is now complete.

Feb 2016: Site work continues with good weather;steel beams are expected to be delivered to the siteby the end of this month for erection of the building frame.

Jan 2016: 80% of foundation walls have been installed,and construction of synthetic playfield area has started;portions of new drainage system have been installed.

Nov 2015: Mobilization of equipment and clearing of the site,with foundation work soon to follow

Most of our School Building Committee meetings havebeen taped for playback on local cable TV, so you canwatch our meetings on TV or on your computer bywatching the video at www.AbingtonCAM.org

To see computer-generated renderings ofwhat certain areas of the new school will contain,CLICK HERE NOW!

October/November 2015:The Abington School Building Committee (ASBC) awarded the general construction contract for Abington's new 235,370 s.f. Middle/High School toBrait Builders Corporation of Marshfield.Brait's total approved contact amount was $78.91 million andincludes the construction of a new state-of-the-art andenergy efficient pre-school, middle school (grades 5-8) andhigh school (grades 9-12) with two new synthetic turf fieldsand field lights. The ASBC is very pleased to report that thiscontract amount is within the Town-approved project budget.

Click on "Timeline & Process" on the LEFT side of this webpagefor more details about construction and occupancy schedules.

Would you like to seeFloor Plans for the new school?

To review the current floor plans (as of March 2015)for Abington's new Middle/High School,please CLICK HERE to open a PDF file on your computer.

To go back in time and review Abington's preliminarybuilding plans and drawings,click on the below image of the new school.

The mission of the Abington School Building Committee is to collaborate with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) in conductinga Feasibility Study to determine the most fiscally responsible and educationally appropriate solution to the identified problems of overcrowdingat the elementary level and a lack of educationally appropriate space at the secondary level.

The Abington School Building Committee (ASBC) is comprised of the following Abington residents and town officials, representing a broadspectrum of our community and bringing varied personal resources and professional experience to this project: